AleESOLQuestions

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1. Where can I find English language learning (ESL, ESOL or ELL) statistics? AleESOLstatistics
2. Are there studies that consider teaching second language literacy to pre-literate adults? See AleESOLWholeDiscussion
3. While we are waiting for experimental design ESL/ESOL studies to be funded, finished, or to have their results reported, what should practitioners base their decisions on? AleESOLResearch
4. Are there any studies about student-to-teacher class ratios? Are there any recommendations for best practices? Questions_about_Classrooms_and_Research
5. Do students (those with the same writing system) who learn to read in a second language use that knowledge to learn to read their first language? AleESOLL1
6. I'll be teaching a literacy level ESL class for all Spanish-speakers. Since my Spanish is communicative, I'm wondering how much I should use it in class. Are my students better served if I give them explanations and translations in Spanish or if I keep it all in English as I would in other ESL classes? If they are not literate (or very low literate) in Spanish, should I work with them first reading and writing in Spanish before working on literacy skills in English? (Posted to the National Institute for Literacy English Language electronic list on August 4, 2006 by Kathryn Quinn tcqmom@adelphia.net Frederick County Maryland Adult ESL)Using_Spanish_in_a_Literacy_Level_ESOL_Class
7. What resources exist to help diagnose Learning Disabilities in non native English speaking adults who have low levels of English and perhaps low levels of literacy in their native language? LD_in_non_native_English-speaking_adults
8. What are common reasons why ESOL/ESL students do not come to class consistently or persist in the program? ESOL_Persistence
9. Who are literacy-level adult English language learners? Many teachers and programs in states with new and rapidly growing populations of immigrants have limited experience working with adults who had little or no opportunity to attend school in their native countries. As adult educators begin to talk about this learner population, some incorrectly describe them as “pre-literate” rather than “literacy-level,” “low-level,” or “beginning-level”. http://www.cal.org/caela/ask_caela/index.html This Ask CAELA question and answer describes learners who are typical participants in literacy-level classes and offers resources for further study. To read other Ask CAELA questions and answers, go to http://www.cal.org/caela/ask_caela/archive.html Also see literacy-level_discussion_summary